# NTSB Accident CHI98LA224
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 1998-06-27 · LIBERAL, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA224
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10270
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-27
- **Location:** LIBERAL, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.039981, -100.930831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N8903W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the inadvertent stall, the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which led to performing a takeoff with insufficient distance to clear the utility pole.  A factor which contributed to this accident was the utility pole.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=CHI98LA224) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*